Tell us about your idea and where it stands. What are your intentions? Give us a working title. Do the audience need to know anything beforehand? What are the ingredients that make up your documentary?
The plan for my documentary is to give people in the UK more of an insight in to country music. This genre is specifically popular in the USA, however I intend to make it more well-known and popular over here too. There are many things I wish to do, such as film parts of a clubhouse designed in a Western-Texas theme and interview a couple of people regarding their thoughts and feelings towards country music. Facts and figures are also going to be shown during this documentary. The production side of things that I am intending to achieve will include a wild track, a generic image over the duration of the documentary, and a clear voice over which people will find endearing to listen to.
Influences, research and target audience
What primary research have you gathered that focuses on your subject matter?
As part of my primary research I have created a questionnaire which has given me specific answers I will need and use during my documentary. Simplistic questions mean simplistic answers and I will be displaying the facts and figures in my final production to show people the vast opinions I have gathered.
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| Two questions that will impact my production |
These two questions have been reviewed and looked at as a whole and will have the most impact on my production. The first question, Which of the following music artists have you heard of? (if any), will determine which type of music acts I talk about during my documentary. I plan to do a few voice overs of clips I have discovered along with an interview based scene, discussing the music artists Dolly Parton, Tim McGraw and Eli Young Band. Although 2/3 of my choices were not the most popular, I feel as though this would be the best way to widen the knowledge of the audience. It would be pointless talking about artists that everybody knows - hence why I have chosen to discuss two of the least-known in my survey.
Just under 46% of the audience that answered this questionnaire are aged from 16 to 24. This will be my main target audience, as I believe these will be the people who will have the biggest impact on my production. Tying this evaluation in with the last question asked, which was What age range would you say Country Music appeals to?, I will use these to bounce off of each other when creating my documentary.
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| Country Music appeals to...? |
As a round up, with 46% of my audience being 16-24, they had the biggest impact on my questionnaire. The above question shows that 60% of the audience as a whole believe country music is most appealing to adults. With my documentary, I am hoping to achieve what seems impossible, but for more people to approach me and say 'Oh, wow, I'm so glad you introduced me to country music!' - I'm a dreamer, but nothing's impossible.
To make my production appealing to my target audience, I will ensure the documentary is fun, informal and exciting to watch. By including a wild track in the background, then the viewers will not switch off. There will be constant noise. I will also interview approximately 3 people, ranging from 18 years old to 40-ish years old. This will show a wide variety in research and hopefully give the viewer a chance to see that this documentary is a selling point for country music.
Problematise / Solutionate
Give us a problem you think you might face and contract it into one word. What is it?
APPEAL - BELIEF
5 word tagline
Express the essence of country.
Cheerio. :o)
- Olivia.
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